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McBinary

@ McBinary @kbin.social

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  • Removed

    Microsoft Next Console Coming 2028

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  • I think I would be okay with 8-10 year iterations. 3-4 years is a ridiculous money grab. I haven't owned an XBOX since the 360 though, so...

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/17/23]

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  • Interesting. I'm adding Wool to my read list, but just realized there is a TV show starting for that series too. :)

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/17/23]

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  • I felt the same way about the Bobiverse books, they read so easily and so quickly! Same with the Murderbot books, actually. I think Artificial Condition was my favorite so far. 'Art' was such a great addition to the story overall.

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/17/23]

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  • I just finished the 4th and last available book in the Bobiverse series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on diverging/drifting personality differences of the replicants. I'd still recommend it though, it feels like a natural progression from where the story began.

    I also read through The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated). This one was very different than your typical sci-fi. Very political, conspiratorial, and at times very dry. In the end I very much enjoyed the story, but it felt like 2 disparate plot lines that didn't really coalesce. It was also the second book I've read in the last month that didn't resolve any of the main story conflict in the first book and requires reading the next book to get closure... Not a fan of that sort of ending.

  • Books @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 9/17/23

    What are you reading this week?

  • Everyone with your exact job title in your industry vanishes, how long until awful things happen?

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  • There would be a lot fewer old people by the end of the month... (ICU Nurse)

  • Is Kbin dying? I wanted to address the deleted thread and provide some insight into the current situation.

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  • Agreed, stepping down is a bit heavy handed. There are a lot of moving parts, it's okay to take time for your self and let others take up the reigns temporarily if you need to. I've seen quite a lot of merges on the core recently - so it's obvious things are moving in the right direction.

  • kbin.social has been unusably slow lately?

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  • Yeah, I'm still seeing this bug when trying to post a thread or a picture post. "Link" posting seems to work alright though, but I can't post any other type of content... It's been this way for about a month. I'm sort of losing interest since I can't really post threads - I can only comment.

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/10/23]

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  • I'm still reading through the 4th and final book in the Bobiverse series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on the personality of the main character and forces some self-reflection on 'him' and his clones. I'm finding it harder to finish than the last few - but still entertaining.

    I also finished Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. These books are just really fast and fun. I can't recommend the Murderbot series enough.

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 9/10/23

    What are you reading this week?

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  • It shouldn't be called ADHD; it should be called restless brain syndrome.

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  • Not really, though. Rigid structure helps with ADHD, but only when someone else is enforcing the structure. Prepubescent kids with ADHD aren't typically capable of maintaining their own structure. They aren't neurotypical, it's more than distraction and energy, they have a functioning issue. They can't tune out all the stimulus that normal brains do, and because of it they miss a lot of social cues that help with development.

    My son has ADHD and no amount of reorienting our family environment would help him - he could (and has) literally be in a bare concrete room with nothing but his thoughts and get distracted and slam his hands together making exploding/punching sounds for hours, where a typical kid would get bored in seconds.

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/03/23]

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  • I just added both of those to my reading list. They look interesting. Which would you recommend I start with?

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/03/23]

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  • Interesting, artist turned author?! How is his writing?

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [9/03/23]

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  • I've been out of town for the last 4 days, so I didn't get much reading in. I did finish reading All These Worlds by Dennis Taylor however. I've also read about 50% through the 4th and final book in the series Heaven's River. This one is quite a bit different as it focuses more on the personality of the main character and forces some self-reflection on 'him' and his clones.

    I was also able to finish listening to:[Audio] The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, narrated by Martin Freeman. It ended so abruptly, and didn't really seem to have an overall plot, it just sort of meandered until the auther was like 'Alright, I'mma head out'... I'm not sure I liked this one, honestly. There was a lot of abruptly stopping the story progression to examine some random topic in detail.

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 9/03/23

    What are you reading this week?

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  • What type of site do you hope becomes popular on the Fediverse next?

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  • There is an extension called "Social Fixer" that brings back the sort by new and allows you to filter out all the 'sponsored' and 'suggested' bullshit. It's not being actively updated anymore, but it still works fine.

  • Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking

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  • It's ridiculous that I can pay for MLB TV and the ONLY game I'm unable to watch is my local team...

  • [Weekly] What are you reading this week? [8/27/23]

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  • I finished For We Are Many by Dennis Taylor - and about halfway through All These Worlds by Dennis Taylor. This is the third book in the series, and third I'm reading in 3 weeks - they are so much fun. The most enjoyable reads I've been through in a while!

    I also just added Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons to my kindle today. I'm really hoping for some closure from this book. I was really put-off by the complete lack of any resolution in the last book - just one big lead up.

    [Audio] The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, narrated by Martin Freeman. I've read Hitchhikers Guide several times but have never continued the series. I'm not sure why, but I'm having a bit of trouble focusing on this audiobook. Maybe because it seem to be a lot of random explanations about unnecessary things...

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 8/27/23

    What are you reading this week?

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  • Any kbin mobile apps available?

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  • To add to this; because of how federation works, having an account on artemis.camp gets you access to the same content using the app.

  • Unable to post "Thread" or "Photo"

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  • This was totally the answer - it appears having any instance blocked at all is causing threads to be filtered out of view, even my own. Unblocking all domains fixes the issue for me and there are a LOT more recent posts than I was seeing previously.

  • Blocking any domain seems to make certain stuff disappear

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  • I don't think @ actually pings a notification to users. He does respond to direct messages sometimes though.

  • Comments not showing when logged in

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  • Not sure if it is a coincidence, but that is the same domain I had blocked as well - unblocking fixed the issue for me too.

  • Books @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 8/20/23

    What are you reading this week?

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social

    Unable to post "Thread" or "Photo"

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 8/13/23

    What are you reading this week?

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social

    Periodic Kbin Updates

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    Weekly 8/06/23

    What are you reading this week?

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    7/30/23

    What are you reading this week?

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    McBinary @kbin.social
    7/23/23

    What are you reading this week?

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social

    How to add image via url?

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social

    Let's make the most of the recent mod removal

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
    McBinary @kbin.social
    rant

    Why is this so hard for people?